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I have resigned from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Independent Standards Board.
The Protocol is openly violating its own rules and has effectively delegated forest carbon accounting standards to a secret, industry-led working group.
ghgpolicy.org/s/2026-06-08...
Crossing a grim threshold: over $50 billion extra spent by Americans on gasoline & diesel, above the pre-war February price, due to Trump's choice to attack Iran. That's $50Bil we could have spent, as a country, on national parks, NASA, college loans, bridges, & more
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Hybrid vehicle sales in the U.S. are up 33% vs. a year ago while overall vehicle sales are *down* 4.4%!
Yeah, gas prices matter
otherwords.org/dont-expect-...
CSL salutes Brown University's latest step toward carbon neutrality, a major investment in the building heating system that enables electrification of the whole system in the future. Campus GHG already -75% compared to 2018. Keep up the good work, Brown U!
today.brown.edu/announcement...
Iran war impact: "ABB is lobbying EU policymakers to accelerate electrification, industrial efficiency and decarbonisation, saying it is the fastest way to make the bloc more competitive."
www.ft.com/content/c7d9... Europe risks ‘mass unemployment’ without reform, warns ABB boss
America’s Biggest Solar Factory Is Nearly Complete #Climate
A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
So if you were wondering how we are going find our way out of the polycrisis of inequality, climate change and the dystopian tech bro future, this is it. Some really smart people have laid out the revolutionary road map. Taxing the Rich is a big part of it.
CSL Director @jeffcolgan.bsky.social talks to Newsweek about the fossil fuel costs of the US-Israel conflict with Iran
www.newsweek.com/100-days-of-...
A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.
We may be in a permanently lower new-car market due to high prices. But when people do buy cars, they look at these gas prices and say "no thanks"
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Sales of hybrid vehicles rose 33% in May from last year as buyers seek better fuel economy.
